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arXiv:2003.00022 · Physical Review Research

Noncommutative generalized Gibbs ensemble in isolated integrable quantum systems

Kouhei Fukai, Yuji Nozawa, Koji Kawahara, Tatsuhiko N. Ikeda

Published Sep 14, 2020• 18 citations
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Abstract

The authors study an extension of the generalized Gibbs ensemble by incorporating noncommutative conserved quantities and discuss how their approach describes long-time behaviorsof observables at different system sizes.
DOI
10.1103/physrevresearch.2.033403

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